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WriteON

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Aside from paper towels or cheesecloth I'm looking for something to use with Tru-Oil. Suggestions? Thanks
 
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For walnut with TruOIl finish I wet sand. I will have at least 2 coats of finish by the time I start applying off the lathe. On my last 2 grits, of sandpaper I wet sand, wait a day and then wet sand the last grit. Wait a day, and apply as many coats as I want with a day between coats.
 

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I normally use either paper towel or toilet paper to apply finishes.

But another option are the 'microfiber' polishing cloths sold at Harbor Freight. From time to time, there is a coupon to get a free package of these. They aren't really microfiber (more like terry, in my opinion), but I have found that they do a nice job of wiping an oil finish after it has had few minutes to soak in but before it starts curing.
 

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The problem is Me. I don't think I'm sanding finely enough. Other wise no issues applying Tru to anything. Im working on a cane. I saturated my glove covered hand and applied.
 

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Search Frank Whiton Classic Gunstock Finish. His method is time consuming, but the end result is amazing and the customer pays for the time . I used a similar method on collectable game calls. On a field grade call, it was a dip in my oil finish, wait 15 minutes wipe and let dry 24 hours, another hand wiped on coat, and maybe a third coat, Week of cure time then buff and wax.
 

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I was trying to figure this out myself recently for doing my last step of polishing with PlastX. And then I noticed my wife had these cotton make up squares from amazon. 7 bucks for 1,000 lint free cotton squares.
 
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